9mm ammo stolen from shipping container...

[Lmo1131]

Just so ya know...

RALEIGH, N.C. —
Large amounts of ammunition were stolen recently from freight line shipping containers in North Carolina, according to federal officials.

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives alerted firearms dealers that a sizable amount of Winchester 9mm ammunitionwas taken from containers in Wilmington, Raleigh and Durham, news outlets report.

The ATF warns that those responsible for the thefts might try to sell the ammunition to federal firearms licensees in the area. Officials also ask anyone who encounters suspicious activity that might be related to the theft to contact the nearest ATF field office.

Officials didn’t have descriptions of the suspects, but said surveillance footage from one site showed a gray four-door sedan and a silver SUV that are believed to be connected to the thefts.

Source: https://www.wxii12.com/article/atf-ammunition-stolen-from-shipping-containers-in-nc/41263982

 

[BigRed]

Just so ya know...


Source: https://www.wxii12.com/article/atf-ammunition-stolen-from-shipping-containers-in-nc/41263982

Wonder if the thieves look like fed agents.

 

[tomcat13]

Perhaps the ATF Folks shoulda been THERE, instead of taking up space at a Gun Show? Just sayin

 

[Usmccookie]

Forget rioting and looting louis Vuitton. This is the looting i want to partake in...

 

[bobzilla]

False flag to set up shops to prosecute?

 

[Leadeye]

I really can't see thieves selling ammo to gun stores like hot watches in a long coat. More likely sold to gang bangers.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

I really can't see thieves selling ammo to gun stores like hot watches in a long coat. More likely sold to gang bangers.

Or sent straight to Mexico

 

[DadSmith]

Just so ya know...


Source: https://www.wxii12.com/article/atf-ammunition-stolen-from-shipping-containers-in-nc/41263982

Why would they do that when they can sell it on INGO?

 

[tsm]

Just so ya know...


Source: https://www.wxii12.com/article/atf-ammunition-stolen-from-shipping-containers-in-nc/41263982

Forget the guys selling meat from the back of a truck. This is a truck sale I could get behind!

 

[STEEL CORE]

IRS?

 

[Robert Richardson]

Wonder what they consider a large amount.

 

[Robert Richardson]

Probably just Winchester white box. Everyone says it's junk, no biggie.

 

[bobzilla]

Wonder what they consider a large amount.

4 50-rd boxes

 

[Peacekeeper3073]

Probably just Winchester white box. Everyone says it's junk, no biggie.

Since it was in a shipping container looks like it was set for export? Might have been their military rounds who knows. Since the suspect vehicles are a sedan and an SUV couldn't have been a whole lot. When I first saw the headline, I was expecting a semi or box truck size vehicle and they really made a haul.

 

[venenoindy]

Do you mean the thief's found the gun show loophole to get the 9mm that blows out lungs?

 

[Onebad06vtx]

Wonder what they consider a large amount.

11 rounds

 

[thompal]

Wonder what they consider a large amount.

Considering that they consider two firearms to be an "arsenal," and 100 rounds of ammo to be a "stockpile," it's really hard to say. A box of 20, perhaps?

 

[DadSmith]

Since it was in a shipping container looks like it was set for export? Might have been their military rounds who knows. Since the suspect vehicles are a sedan and an SUV couldn't have been a whole lot. When I first saw the headline, I was expecting a semi or box truck size vehicle and they really made a haul.

Most likely less ammo than the avg INGO member has.

 

[COOPADUP]

How would these thieves have known which container to open ?
Sounds like an inside job.

 

[jbombelli]

I wish I had a shipping container full of 9mm.